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Download full textSmith, Carl B., Ed. – 1991
This book presents the complete proceedings (written presentations as well as transcriptions of oral presentations and group discussions) of a national symposium on alternative assessment in the language arts. Oral presentation titles are: "Current Issues in Alternative Assessment" (Roger Farr); "Whole Language and Evaluation: Some…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Instructional Improvement
Peer reviewedGrindler, Martha C.; Stratton, Beverly D. – Reading Improvement, 1992
Describes systematic assessment procedures as alternatives to standardized testing which yield more descriptive records of children's reading abilities. Notes that the assessment procedures are consistent with the contemporary understanding of reading which indicates that prior knowledge and the ability to use predictive skills greatly influence…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Elementary Education, Prior Learning, Reading Ability
Hyde, Diana DeShazo – 1992
A practicum sought to measure and document real learning in natural circumstances through the use of whole language assessment techniques involving observation checklists on which skills for the language arts (writing, spelling, reading) were listed. Skills were measured using descriptor words such as "stable,""evident," and…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Check Lists, Cognitive Style, Grade 2
Myers, John W. – 1993
Based on the premise that whole language is a philosophy or perspective, rather than a set of practices, this fastback develops a definition of whole language, presents an information processing model of language processes, and discusses theory-practice relationship and assessment as they relate to whole language. Sections of the fastback are:…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Integrated Activities
Peer reviewedPils, Linda J. – Reading Teacher, 1991
Presents a variety of literacy evaluation strategies devised and implemented by a teacher who is making the transition to whole language. (MG)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedValencia, Sheila W. – Reading Teacher, 1991
Reviews two recent professional publications concerning alternative assessment: "Portfolio Assessment in the Reading-Writing Classroom" and "Assessment and Evaluation in Whole Language Programs." (MG)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Yumori, Wendie C.; Tibbetts, Katherine A. – 1992
A study examined practitioners' perceptions about the transition from a scope and sequence of skills approach to reading instruction and assessment to a whole literacy curriculum and portfolio assessment. Subjects, four consultants and eight teachers at one of the seven public elementary schools served by the Kamehameha Early Education Program…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Research, Portfolios (Background Materials)
Peer reviewedThomas, Karen F.; Barksdale-Ladd, Mary Alice – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1994
Outlines the potential for using whole language for remediation of reading disabilities. Criticizes current approaches to remediation. Discusses six principles of whole language instruction that are effective for remediation. Describes four whole-language programs that have successfully remediated students. Suggests alternative assessment…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Higher Education, Program Descriptions, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedGutknecht, Bruce – Reading Improvement, 1992
Maintains that continued over reliance on traditional skills-based assessment of reading abilities provides the whole-language teacher with little, if any, useful information for instructional planning. Suggests informal assessment procedures that focus on the language learner and provide a rich information source on which to base instructional…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Informal Assessment
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1993
A study investigated teachers' and staff developers' perceptions and assessment of the Whole Language Network (which assists teachers in using the whole language approach), the support provided to participants, changes in teaching and assessment practices, and the effects of such changes on student attitudes and achievement. A total of 164…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Elementary Education, Faculty Development
Peer reviewedFreppon, Penny A. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1994
Presents a case study of a nine-year-old boy's reading and writing difficulties. Notes that instruction grounded in sociopsycholinguistics, whole language, and emergent literacy helped the learner overcome his difficulties. Provides an account of alternative approaches in assessing written language difficulties; and the role of the reader's belief…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Case Studies, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy
Caudell, Lee Sherman – Northwest Education, 1996
Describes the shift to portfolio assessment in Juneau (Alaska) schools, including teacher-developed assessment guidelines for language arts in elementary school and the use of portfolios in a special interdisciplinary high school program. Lists items that the district requires in elementary language-arts portfolios and recommendations to other…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Freppon, Penny A. – 1992
A study investigated how a teacher managed her whole-language instructional approach within the constraints of the district skills-based evaluation program. Data gathering and analysis took place over a 5-month period in a first-grade urban midwestern classroom. Data included field notes, interviews, artifacts, and classroom observations. The…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Classroom Research, Elementary School Teachers, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedHabgood, Mary Kay – International Journal of Social Education, 1993
Asserts that the whole-language approach requires broader evaluation procedures most often associated with alternative assessment methods. Discusses issues related to alternative assessment, such as goal setting, portfolios, and interrater reliability, as they apply to social studies. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Goodman, Kenneth S., Ed.; And Others – 1989
Intended for teachers from kindergarten through adult education and for administrators, this book demonstrates how teachers have created environments that facilitate whole language evaluation. Articles in the book discuss strategies used in evaluating students' growth across many curricular areas, including reading, writing, and second language…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Alternative Assessment, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
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